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Question

What do you shout if you want to attract someone's attention? For example, you see a person in your garden who shouldn't be there and you want to shout out - Hey you? You wouldn't say Permiso, señor........

Answer 1

¡Oye! ¡ven acá!

ummm... too rude :) If you say this, you look and sound angry... - Benz, Feb 11, 2010

This is just the level of rudeness you would use to an intruder in your garden. I think. - 00e8f2fa, Feb 11, 2010

Obviously, one could also use "oiga" but, in the case of an inrtruder, I see nothing wrong with "oye". - samdie, Feb 11, 2010

You would, perhaps, prefer "Oiga, señor volador, ¿ porqué se encuentra en mi jardín a estas horas? - samdie, Feb 11, 2010

you never say intruder... you said you wanted to attract attention. My garden is a front yard open to everybody, I wouldn't be so rude. In Spanish, that statement DOES sound rude to me :) - Benz, Feb 11, 2010

I agree with martini considering the question asked and the circumstances indicated...."a person in your garden who shouldn't be there and you want to shout out - Hey you?" - MexGuy, Feb 12, 2010

Answer 2

I have seen Japanese dramas in which an intruder/thief was addressed as "dorobo-san" (roughly equivalent to "Mr.Thief") but I doubt that, in a similar situation, I would be inclined to use honorifics or formal address.

Con un ladrón??? Vaya! Qué cortéz! - Benz, Feb 11, 2010

Answer 3

Your heading, hey there¡ come here !OYE¡ !VEN AQUÍ¡ well we don't use capitals on this site because people will think you are shouting well in this scenario you would be actually shouting so I have made an exeption here.

Answer 4

If you are just trying to attract attention you say:

• Discúlpame, ¿qué estás buscando? o
• Discúlpame, ¿puedo ayudarte en algo?
• Discúlpame ¿a quién estás buscando?
• Perdón... ¿a quién buscas?

A little more formal:

• Disculpe... ¿qué está buscando?
• Disculpe, ¿a quién está buscando?

An very informal, cheeseisyummy gave you the answer:

• Ey! ¿qué haces ahí?

No, you wouldn't say "Permiso..." You say that when you come into a room for example - Benz, Feb 11, 2010

Thanks Benz. I like most of these. Thanks - 00e8f2fa, Feb 11, 2010

For a suspected intruder/thief? ¿Qué politez! - samdie, Feb 11, 2010

He never said thief! He said he wanted to attract attention. - Benz, Feb 11, 2010

btw, I think you wanted to say "Qué cortéz!"... - Benz, Feb 11, 2010

Answer 5

¡Oye! dejar de recoger

Answer 6

Oye, ven aqui

could be a mother calling a child or a friend casually calling you over to look at something, "Oye ven aqui, hay algo raro por la calle".

Which means "Hey come (over) here, there's something strange in the street.

It doesn't have to be an imperative it can also be casual.